Improper Privilege Management
CWE-269
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
We track 1,938 vulnerabilities of this type. 100% are rated high or critical, and the average CVSS score is 8.4. 22 have been exploited in real attacks.
How this weakness is prevented
- Architecture and Design Operation: Very carefully manage the setting, management, and handling of privileges. Explicitly manage trust zones in the software.
- Architecture and Design: Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
- Architecture and Design: Consider following the principle of separation of privilege. Require multiple conditions to be met before permitting access to a system resource.
Latest Improper Privilege Management vulnerabilities
- 7.2 High severity
grav: Improper Privilege Management
Grav Plugin API (getgrav/grav-plugin-api) before 1.0.13 fails to enforce API-key scope caps in InvitationsController. The strip-super and accept-groups decisions are gated on a bare isSuperAdmin() check rather than a scope-aware permission check, so a least-pr
- 8.1 High severity
Essential Addons for Elementor: Improper Privilege Management
The Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 6.7.2 does not prevent user-supplied registration fields from overwriting reserved account attributes, allowing unauthenticated attackers to register an account with an arbitrary role, including admini
- 9.0 Critical severity
openchoreo: Improper Privilege Management
OpenChoreo is a complete, open-source developer platform for Kubernetes. Prior to 1.0.3, 1.1.3, and 1.2.0-rc.2, internal/cluster-gateway/server.go exposed /api/proxy/, /api/exec/, and /api/wirelogs/ on an internal listener without requiring a client certificat
- 8.6 High severity
backup: Improper Privilege Management
FreePBX is an open source IP PBX. From 17.0.5.34 until 17.0.11, the publicKeySave AJAX endpoint in Backup.class.php accepts an authenticated administrator's SSH public key and appends it to /home/asterisk/.ssh/authorized_keys for the asterisk system user witho
- 8.8 High severity
budibase: Improper Privilege Management
Budibase is an open-source low-code platform. Prior to 3.39.24, POST /api/public/v1/roles/assign called validateGlobalRoleUpdate without checking appBuilder.appId or role.appId in packages/server/src/api/controllers/public/globalRoleValidation.ts. An app-scope
- 9.9 Critical severity
i: Improper Privilege Management
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper validation of pointers read from Java-controlled addresses.
- 7.5 High severity
KiviCare: Improper Privilege Management
The KiviCare WordPress plugin before 4.5.2 does not restrict the roles assignable through its unauthenticated registration endpoint, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create an active, privileged clinic-staff (doctor) account with full access to patient re
- 9.8 Critical severity
UpSnap: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
UpSnap is a wake on lan web app. Versions 4.4.1 through 5.3.5 are vulnerable to a missing-authentication / privilege-escalation chain in `pb.HandlerInitSuperuser` (`backend/pb/handlers.go:249`), reachable as `POST /api/upsnap/init-superuser`. The vulnerable co
- 9.9 Critical severity
multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.10: Improper Privilege Management
A flaw was found in the cluster-curator-controller component. A local user, by creating a ClusterCurator resource with a specific naming convention, can trigger the creation of a cluster-scoped ClusterRoleBinding. This allows the user to escalate their privile
- 8.8 High severity
i: Improper Privilege Management
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper validation of a client-supplied profile name.
- 8.8 High severity
i: Improper Privilege Management
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 s vulnerable to privilege escalation via Navigator for i. An authenticated user could elevate privileges to a root user to execute commands.
- 9.9 Critical severity
i: Improper Privilege Management
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to escalate privileges due to improper authorization in the handling of high-authority threads.
- 8.1 High severity
i: Improper Privilege Management
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper privilege management during monitor owner reassignment.
- 8.8 High severity
semaphore: Improper Privilege Management
Semaphore UI is a web interface for managing DevOps tools. Prior to 2.18.19 and from 2.19.0-alpha3 until 2.19.5-beta5, ProjectMiddleware and GetProjectOrGlobalRoleBySlug allow a project manager to use POST /api/project/{id}/roles to create a custom manager rol
- 8.8 High severity
rustfs: Improper Privilege Management
RustFS is a distributed object storage system built in Rust. RustFS AddServiceAccount in rustfs/src/admin/handlers/service_account.rs accepts an attacker-controlled target_user after only checking CreateServiceAccountAdminAction, passes it to new_service_accou
- 9.8 Critical severity
Events Manager: Improper Privilege Management
The Events Manager WordPress plugin before 7.4.1 does not properly scope its capability mapping, discarding the access control decisions WordPress already made for unrelated privileged actions, which allows unauthenticated users to change the password of, esca
- 7.7 High severity
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for…: Improper Privilege Management
A flaw was found in the multicloud-operators-channel component of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (RHACM). This vulnerability allows a compromised agent from a managed cluster to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information. Specifically, the agent ca
- 8.8 High severity
AcyMailing – An Ultimate Newsletter Plugin and…: Improper Privilege Management
The AcyMailing – An Ultimate Newsletter Plugin and Marketing Automation Solution for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 10.11.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a use
- 7.7 High severity
cursor: Improper Privilege Management
Cursor is a code editor built for programming with AI. Prior to 3.0.0, Cursor IDE for macOS allows an agent running in Auto-Run Sandbox mode, when Docker Desktop and the Dev Containers CLI are installed, to launch a privileged container and mount Docker's virt
- 7.3 High severity
Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for…: Improper Privilege Management
Improper privilege management for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows within Ring 2: Privileged Process may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an unauthenticated user combined with a high complexity attac
- 8.8 High severity
authentik: Improper Privilege Management
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Authentik Security authentik through 2026.5.6 allows an attacker with a source-scoped SCIM provisioning token to take over any user account including superusers by provisioning a SCIM user that matches an existing local
- 8.8 High severity
authentik: Improper Privilege Management
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Authentik Security authentik through 2026.5.6 allows an attacker with a source-scoped SCIM provisioning token to gain superuser privileges by provisioning a SCIM group that matches an existing administrator group by name
- 8.8 High severity
Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25: Incorrect Privilege Assignment
A flaw was found in odh-dashboard. An authenticated user of the dashboard can exploit a vulnerability related to how RoleBindings are created. The system does not properly validate the `roleRef` field, allowing a user to specify an arbitrary role, including hi
- 9.9 Critical severity
dokploy: Improper Privilege Management
Dokploy is a free, self-hostable Platform as a Service (PaaS). From 0.29.2 until 0.29.13, schedule.create and schedule.update in apps/dokploy/server/api/routers/schedule.ts derive serviceId from applicationId or composeId and execute the owner/admin host-sched
- 9.9 Critical severity
dokploy: Improper Privilege Management
Dokploy is a free, self-hostable Platform as a Service (PaaS). Prior to 0.29.13, Dokploy's WebSocket handlers (in-app terminals and log streamers) authenticate the session but never authorize it. They establish who the user is via validateRequest() and then pr
- 9.8 Critical severity
Privilege Escalation via URL Parameter is reported in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.8.0.
Privilege Escalation via URL Parameter is reported in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.8.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.
- 9.8 Critical severity
FoodBoxBooker: Improper Privilege Management
The FoodBoxBooker WordPress plugin before 1.0.7 does not properly validate the password reset request, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of arbitrary users, including administrators, which could lead to a full site takeover.
- 7.2 High severity
vitepos: Improper Privilege Management
The vitepos WordPress plugin before 3.6.0, Vitepos WordPress plugin before 3.5.0 do not perform a per-target authorization check in their point-of-sale password-reset API and grant the custom Outlet Manager role an over-broad password-reset capability by defau
- 7.8 High severity
FURY CTRL RGB Control Software: Incorrect Privilege Assignment
A security flaw has been discovered in Kingston FURY CTRL RGB Control Software 2.0.65.0. The impacted element is an unknown function in the library NTIOLib_KSFX.sys of the component Driver. Performing a manipulation results in improper privilege management. Th
- 9.8 Critical severity
AI Copilot – Content Generator: Improper Privilege Management
The AI Copilot – Content Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.6. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible f
- 9.9 Critical severity
Plesk: Improper Privilege Management
Improper privilege management in the XML-RPC API of Plesk before 18.0.80, allows an authenticated reseller to obtain an administrative session for the root user account.
- 8.8 High severity
Subscriptions for WooCommerce: Improper Privilege Management
The Subscriptions for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.0.1 does not verify the user's capability before installing and activating a Subscriptions for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.0.1 from a user-supplied slug through a nonce-protected AJAX action
- 7.8 High severity
PowerISO: Incorrect Privilege Assignment
A security flaw has been discovered in Power Sofware PowerISO 9.3.0.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library C:\Windows\System32\drivers\scdemu.sys of the component Kernel Driver. The manipulation results in improper privilege man
- 9.9 Critical severity
appointment-booking-software: Improper Privilege Management
OpenReception's appointment booking software provides an end-to-end encrypted appointment booking platform. Prior to version 1.0.2, a TENANT_ADMIN promotes themselves to platform-wide GLOBAL_ADMIN through a single PUT request. The role-update handler accepts t
- 9.8 Critical severity
WSO2 API Manager: Improper Privilege Management
Tokens issued to a low-privileged user are not sufficiently restricted, allowing them to be used to access product-level Admin REST APIs. Exploitation of this vulnerability allows a low-privileged user to invoke the Admin REST APIs of WSO2 products, potentiall
- 9.9 Critical severity
MarkLogic Server: Improper Privilege Management
An improper privilege management vulnerability in the Hadoop integration of Progress MarkLogic Server before 11.3.6 and 12.0.3 allows an authenticated user with a low-privileged Hadoop role to escalate privileges and execute privileged operations against the S
- 9.9 Critical severity
MarkLogic Server: Improper Privilege Management
An improper privilege management vulnerability in the REST API document patch operation of Progress MarkLogic Server before 11.3.6 and 12.0.3 allows an authenticated user with a low-privileged REST role to escalate privileges and execute privileged operations
- 9.9 Critical severity
MarkLogic Server: Improper Privilege Management
An improper privilege management vulnerability in the SQL, SPARQL, and Optic REST query interfaces of Progress MarkLogic Server before 11.3.6 and 12.0.3 allows an authenticated user with a low-privileged REST role to escalate privileges to administrator. This
- 8.1 High severity
MarkLogic Server: Improper Privilege Management
An improper privilege management vulnerability in the REST API document processing pipeline of Progress MarkLogic Server before 11.3.6 and 12.0.3 allows an authenticated user with an administrative REST role to escalate privileges. This can result in unauthori
- 8.8 High severity
Smart Popup by Supsystic: Improper Privilege Management
The Smart Popup by Supsystic plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.12.0. This is due to a permission map collision in the `havePermissions()` function in `classes/frame.php`, where `array_merge()` ov